Re: Armadale, Isle of Skye

That will do very nicely!

Beautifully constructed image. From the bit of rocky foreshore coming across the frame right at the bottom and and, then, as Mike says,. giving us a strong diagonal into the image, up to the way you have muted the headland and lifted up the white of the yachts against it.

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Originally Posted by Daisy Mae

Thank you Mike and Donald.

High praise indeed.

It has been suggested that I 'lose' the 2 smaller boats and the bottom layer of rocks...any thoughts?

Hello Sharon. Your picture keeps me interested. My eyes go from the rocks to the boats to the montains and back again(wishing I've been there).A powerfull picture that keeps wanting me more. More to come I hope. Dont "loose a thing".

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It has been suggested that I 'lose' the 2 smaller boats and the bottom layer of rocks...any thoughts?

With respect to whomsoever suggested that - 'No way'. Okay, it could probably carry that one on the extreme right going, but that would be it.

As my first post above stated, that bottom of layer of rocks is the foundation on which the image sits. To me it's integral and the image would be much weaker without that. But, that is only my view and I'm sure others would feel it a better image without those rocks.

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Troof dat!

I post on 3 forums...but only one feels like home....I think I started a thread on that! Dear CiC

I am always fascinated by the difference in opinions though and I have to say that on this trip West the sheer snobbery of the 'big gun' toggers from all over Europe quite disgusted me. No friendly banter just 'my lens is bigger than your lens'.

I took the above shot with my compact Canon S95 and I must say it served me very well.

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Shame on you, Sharon, for wandering off the reservation.

Originally Posted by Daisy Mae

the sheer snobbery of the 'big gun' toggers from all over Europe quite disgusted me.

I generally stay away from discussions with photographers that I encounter because of the tendency to talk gear and software when I would rather talk about travel or whatever I'm experiencing at the time. That's partly because my first priority when travelling is to experience the scenery, the culture, etc. and my second priority is to photograph it.

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What can I say Mike..I am a wild child! lol

I didn't get into conversations with them either, it's not your equipment that matters, it's your vision.

I did almost physically prevent a guy in a pub from ramming the lens on his girlfriend's brand new birthday Nikon ( she had just unwrapped it) He had no regard at all for the contacts and was doing it some real damage. I was weeping inside so just had to intervene.

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Great work and I love the rocks. Maybe to satisfy the carping critiquers ( Okay I know there was no such word until I made this one up. Can do this as, unlike French, English is still a living language! ) you could 'lose' that barely discernible miniscule sail in right high mid field. But those lovely focal point rocks have to be left well alone.
And as for any discussion on the comparative size of lenses and male appendages conferring a happy end result,. I was always led to believe, " it ain't what you've got, but what you do with it that really counts in the long run." And irrespective of the relative size of your lens Daisey, ' You done gone and did real goodly! " Great photographic art work.

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I think it is a beautiful image. I would not "lose" the sailboats. They add interest. I would actually consider cropping a very small amount from the bottom. The rocks at the bottom are a key part of the composition, so I am not suggesting that you crop them out. However, if you took a bit off the bottom, you would have a clearer diagonal line, without the distraction of the different line at the very bottom.